In the meantime, our bags have been packed for a few weeks. We have two bags - a backpack with the items we think we'll need during the actual labor and delivery and a big duffle bag for the hospital stay. Oh - and the bag with the videocamera tripod - NOT to be used for the delivery, but afterwards so we can get video with all three of us :-)
Here's what in our bags:
BACKPACK for labor and delivery
- 2 pairs of socks for Peanut's mom
- washcloth
- water sprayer - like the one you'd use for spraying a mist of water on plants
- L'Occitane Olive Oil lotion for massage
- a paperback for both Peanut's mom & dad
- 2 techies magazines for Peanut's dad to flip through
- 4 CDs - mostly quieter tunes
- notebook and pen
- copies of the birth plan (in English) + a list of key words in Finnish/English
- hard candies - Werther's Originals and fruity lollipops
- a bar of Fazer chocolate
- peanut & raisin mix
- box of instant soup mixes
- salty crackers
- the camera
- eyeglasses
- sports drink bottle for water or juice
- Peanut's mom's slippers and
- to put out extra catfood & water
- 6 pairs black cotton grannie underwear in my pregnancy size (bought especially for possible ruin) + 3 pairs cotton underwear
- 2 cotton nursing bras
- 4 pairs of socks
- 12 disposable nursing pads (for leaks!)
- package of night-time strength sanitary pads
- make-up bag with shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, face wash, etc, etc....and even a bit of make-up
- 4 days supply of pre-natal vitamins and iron supplements that I've been taking through pregnancy
- 3 PJ sets - one in extra pregnancy size, one with button-down top and one with a big t-shirt top
- sweatpants with drawstring, nursing t-shirt and sweatshirt. I imagine this will be my dressy outfit to receive guests :-)
- going home outfit for mom = maternity pants + maternity top - I'm trying to not have any delusions of being slim or trim at this point!
- socks & underwear for dad
- Oh Oh - clothes for dad are still missing!! But, I guess he could come home to change - ?
- slippers for dad
- dad's toiletries bag
- going home outfit for Peanut - short sleeve onezie, pj with footies, hat, 2 pairs of socks, outerwear outfit
- extra hat for Peanut - so dad can bring it home early for the cats to get accustomed to her scent
- snacks for middle of the night or whenever - granola bars and barley crackers
- bag of prunes - oh yes!!!
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